Page 1158 - Ties That Bind

I’m a big fan of Angel in Panel 4 shrugging at the reader in this sequence, like, “I don’t know why she’s tied up on this page. Maybe it’s a metaphor. You figure it out.”

(beat)
DM: Hey. What Discord said to you…
Fluttershy: I know… I just ended up proving him right. Deep down, I’m a horrible, judgmental person. All of this “Kindness” is just an act…
Rarity: You can’t actually believe that!
Pinkie Pie: No way, you’re the best!
Applejack: Don’t let ‘im get to you.
Twilight Sparkle: We ALL got pushed to the limit today.
DM: No one gets to decide who the “real” you is but you. And it’s alright to be in a different state sometimes.
Fluttershy: <sigh> I’m sorry for… everything.
Twilight Sparkle: It’s alright.
Applejack: Feelin’ better?
Fluttershy: Just kind of drained. Annoyed that I saw exactly what he was doing and fell for it anyway.
Applejack: We all did.
DM: Especially me.